as in maybe
it is possible
perhaps we will not have to take this exam, but I doubt it
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Recent Examples of perhaps
But per Bloomberg on Thursday, the bureau has now reportedly warned agents that some of its own call logs stolen from AT&T during the attacks may be able to identify sources and perhaps even informants.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This is South Korea’s third impeachment case in the last two decades, after all, suggesting that economic markets, foreign investment and currency rates could perhaps make it through a political crisis with little long-term damage.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
But headline numbers can obscure the far-reaching and perhaps unexpected effects for specific companies and even industries more broadly.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
This is South Korea’s third impeachment case in the last two decades, after all, suggesting that economic markets, foreign investment and currency rates could perhaps make it through a political crisis with little long-term damage.
—Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
But headline numbers can obscure the far-reaching and perhaps unexpected effects for specific companies and even industries more broadly.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
So perhaps Russo will now try equally as hard to get an interview with the 83-year-old Mr. Dylan.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perhaps
Adverb
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But maybe a different dream of harmony, a literal-minded, utilitarian righteousness, an easy, almost evangelical can-do determination to make everything right?—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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Still, the state’s clueless ad leans into the worst critiques and caricatures of government work, maybe in an effort to appeal to a post-COVID-19 workforce that resents being called back to the office.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Their perception of danger is further shaped by events like the recent fires that devastated Los Angeles, reinforcing a belief that danger, possibly caused by global crises like climate change, lurks everywhere.—
Yalda T. Uhls,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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There's really not a lot of people, or possibly nobody, who will ever beat his record.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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After what was probably only mere seconds of bidding, Pringle secured the top bid at $7,000, which is worth about $57,000 today.—
Sara Pezzoni,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Jan. 2025
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But tariffs would probably weigh on retailers like Ms. Bettencourt, who carries 75,000 items in her store, ranging from lawn mowers, chain saws, paint and barbecue sauce, to tropical fish, live reptiles, cookware and baby Carhartt overalls.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Perhaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perhaps. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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